Timef 08/11/2025

Revel has abandoned its small Uber and Lyft competitor four years after it started, and is looking to sell or return its bright-blue Tesla and Kia EVs.

The American automaker is spending billions on a radical reinvention of EV manufacturing, aimed squarely at taking on Chinese competition and Tesla.

Nvidia on Monday unveiled a set of new world AI models, libraries and other infrastructure for robotics developers, most notable of which is Cosmos Reason, a 7-billion-parameter "reasoning" vision language model for physical AI applications and robots.

The Cleveland Clinic and startup Piramidal are developing an AI model trained on brain wave data to monitor intensive care patients.

“Once it became clear that all paths converged to AI6, I had to shut down Dojo and make some tough personnel choices, as Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end,” Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns, on Sunday.

Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley tells WIRED he imagined the planet’s future based on his fears as a parent about the present, from dystopian capitalism to the “moral horror” of growing up.

The automaker is investing $2 billion into the Louisville Assembly Plant with a $30,000 EV pickup slated for 2027.

Get the new Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra for $100 off its list price and receive a free $100 Amazon gift card.

The LifeStraw Peak Series water filter straw is on sale at Amazon for $18.74, down from the list price of $24.95. That's a 25% discount.

Scammers are working harder than ever to trick people online, but WhatsApp is hitting back in a big way.

The global AI chip race narrative used to be about U.S. national security, but apparently now it's about tariffs: Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of the revenue they make from sales of high-end AI chips to China in exchange for licenses to sell to those chips in the country, the Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources.

These subtle WIRED-tested devices help wearers keep their hearing loss to themselves.

As of Aug. 11, the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter four-pack is on sale at Amazon for $55.98, 7% off its list price of $59.95.

Apple is testing a version of Siri that will be able to take actions on your behalf across various apps by following voice commands. The company plans to release a new version of App Intents, its framework gives developers the ability to allow users access to parts of their app via different systems, like search and Shortcuts.

AOL's dial-up internet, a service that has been running this whole time since the '90s, will be shut down next month.

The right shelter can make a big difference in how comfortable you are outdoors. Here are the ones we’ve tested and love.

Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it.

As of Aug. 11, the 41mm Google Pixel Watch 3 (with a rose quartz band) is on sale at Amazon for $269.85, 23% off its list price of $349.99.

An email from Yahoo claimed a user had maxed out her free storage and risked losing email access unless she upgraded or cleared space. Sound familiar?

Many of the top laptops we recommend are on sale for the back-to-school season this year.

Gaming cheats are the bane of the video game industry—and a hot commodity. A recent study found that cheat creators are making a fortune from gamers looking to gain a quick edge.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Answers to each clue for the August 11, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Save 17% on the 15-inch 2025 MacBook Air at Amazon.

As of Aug. 11, the Fitbit Sense 2 is on sale at Amazon for $199.95, 20% off its usual list price of $249.95.

When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t.

Artificial intelligence apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, make “sharenting” far riskier than it was just a few years ago.

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Save 29% on a Grade A refurbished iPhone 15 Pro Max (256GB) and get all the latest Apple features for just $769.99 (MSRP: $1,099).

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Luminar Mobile is an AI-powered photo editor on sale now for only $20.

A small but growing number of academics are improperly taking credit for articles, citations, and authorships, allowing them to appear prestigious without having conducted their own research.

Save 25% on the Beats Fit Pro at Amazon.

The DJI Mini 4K drone is available to purchase for $299 on Amazon.

Save 41% on the Beats Studio Buds+ at Amazon.

Save 25% on the Fitbit Charge 6 at Amazon.

Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a notoriously tough and low-margin market, has raised $9 million in Series A funding to launch a quick commerce strategy and expand into more cities in Nigeria and Ghana. The equity round was led by Novastar Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, AAIC Investment, […]

Get a 10TB secure cloud storage lifetime subscription on sale for $279.99

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

See the moon phase expected for August 11, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1514 on August 11 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Security researcher Eaton Zveare told TechCrunch that the flaws he discovered in the carmaker's centralized dealer portal exposed vast access to customer and vehicle data. With this access, Zveare said he could remotely take over a customer's account and unlock their cars, and more.

Truemeds has taken a different route from other Indian online pharmacies — and it has helped the startup double its revenue.

Mark Zuckerberg has spent 14 years gobbling up his leafy Palo Alto neighborhood, according to a New York Times report detailing how the Meta CEO has purchased 11 properties for over $110 million to create his own personal fiefdom in Crescent Park. The piecemeal compound features a main residence, guest homes, manicured gardens, and a […]

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Sterling Stock Picker is an AI-driven investment tool that helps you invest in the stock market, and it's only A$84 for life.

Well, the coding-equals-prosperity promise has officially collapsed. Fresh computer science graduates are facing unemployment rates of 6.1% to 7.5% — more than double what biology and art history majors are experiencing, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. A crushing New York Times piece highlights what’s happening on the ground. The […]

Stanford University has confirmed its admissions policies for fall 2026 will continue considering legacy status, a decision that could influence access to one of Silicon Valley’s most important talent pipelines. Stanford is also ending its test-optional policy, requiring SAT or ACT scores for the first time since 2021. According to the Stanford Daily, the university […]

Apple's big Siri upgrade, set for next spring, will supposedly include a feature that could be a game-changer.

One of the thinnest video game premises of all time is allegedly going to serve as the basis for a Hollywood movie.

If you want a great cheap Bluetooth speaker (or a pair) this is a new WIRED favorite.